'Wordy' reads...Books about Words
Wednesday a ‘W’ word, seems the perfect day to share three books I’ve been poring over the last week. All three centre around...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 17, 20232 min read
The Sense of Wonder and Poetry
'Twosdays' is the hashtag that I use on social media on Tuesdays, when I share not just one, but two books that I may have paired for...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 29, 20222 min read
WANTED...Red!!! Little Red Riding Hood
'Twosday' pairs are a hashtag under which I share a pair of books that I have paired for different reasons...posted on a Tuesday. This...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Just Like Papa...exploring what we 'can do'.
Week 3 of Term 2 and we continue with the Art Theme in the library, exploring Indian art and artists through books. It hasn't been easy....
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JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Art IS Everywhere
Art Theme Week 10 We have just one more week of school before we break for holidays. With Pratham’s One Day, one story, scheduled for the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 25, 20213 min read
Snipping away with Matisse...Henri's Scissors by Jeanette Winter
Art Theme Week 8 Last week the children had the following items ready for our library session, a request which had all the children very...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 21, 20214 min read
Nani's Walk to the Park
My first glance through ‘Nani’s walk to the park’, written and illustrated by Deepa Balsavar, I thought, ‘hmmm sweet book, nice for...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 5, 20214 min read
The Noisy Paintbox speaks.
Taking on from our first book, ISH by Peter H. Reynolds which I chose to help my students see that art comes from what we...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 8, 20212 min read
When a library read-aloud session inspires creative expression...Spellbound by Nalini Sorensen
I started my class by reading the first chapter of a book. I didn’t tell my students the title or the author. I just read aloud the...
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